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Elizabeth George SpeareA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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“Seeking Understanding”
In this activity, students will consider the perspectives of European colonists and the Penobscot people as depicted in the novel. They will research and present each group’s concerns, then discuss the ways in which Matt and Attean symbolize differences.
In groups of 3-5, use information from the novel and other scholarly resources to make a list of concerns from the perspectives of both European colonists and the Penobscot people that might represent the time before, during, and after the novel. A two-column graphic can be used to organize concerns.
By Elizabeth George Speare
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